Tropescilloscope: Mistaken for Gay
A character or a duo are mistaken to be homosexual by other people. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Implacable Man
In Medias Res
Alpha Bitch
Continuity Nod
Sexy Discretion Shot
Adaptational Heroism
Immune to Bullets
The Smart Guy
Scare Chord
In the Back
As Himself
Jerkass Has a Point
The End... Or Is It?
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Evil Brit
Red Oni, Blue Oni
The Ace
Gainax Ending
Toplessness from the Back
Coming-of-Age Story
Sports Stories
Sequel Escalation
Ironic Echo
The Alcoholic
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Improbable Weapon User
Only in It for the Money
Ripped from the Headlines
Psychopathic Manchild
Dramedy
Adult Fear
Abusive Parents
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
No Ending
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Adorkable
Captain Ersatz
For Want of a Nail
Posthumous Character
Artistic License Gun Safety
Catapult Nightmare
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Meaningful Background Event
Logo Joke
Those Two Bad Guys
Married to the Job
Kick the Dog
Nice Hat
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Instant Death Bullet
Race Against the Clock
Hair-Trigger Temper
Villain Song
Overly Long Gag
Dissonant Serenity
The Sociopath
Unusual Euphemism
Creative Closing Credits
Cowboy Cop
Index of Film Westerns
Made of Explodium
Intergenerational Friendship
Hypocrite
Punch-Clock Villain
Deliberately Monochrome
Informed Ability
Cruel and Unusual Death
Film Noir Index
Affectionate Parody
Daddy's Girl
Red Herring
Soundtrack Dissonance
Leitmotif
Villain Ball
Credits Gag
Expy
War Is Hell
Worthy Opponent
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Body Horror
Took a Level in Badass
Tranquil Fury
Large Ham
Historical Hero Upgrade
Adaptation Name Change
Leave the Camera Running
Badass Bookworm
Meaningful Name
Big Damn Heroes
Evil-Detecting Dog
He Knows Too Much
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Extremely Short Timespan
Good Is Not Nice
Meet Cute
HeelFace Turn
It's All About Me
Dramatic Irony
Artistic License Biology
Alliterative Name
Pay Evil unto Evil
No-Sell
Scenery Gorn
Boom, Headshot!
Ship Tease
Disney Death
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
The Casanova
Heroic BSoD
The Faceless
Advertised Extra
Homage
Guns Akimbo
Badass in a Nice Suit
Superhero
Mama Bear
Badass Normal
Let's Get Dangerous!
Stealth Hi/Bye
Idiot Ball
Playing Gertrude
Rasputinian Death
Hypocritical Humor
Sinister Minister
Brainless Beauty
Downer Ending
I Need a Freaking Drink
Karma Houdini
All There in the Script
Gorn
Failed a Spot Check
Epic Movie
Back from the Dead
A Minor Kidroduction
Defiant to the End
Overprotective Dad
Obviously Evil
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Monumental Damage
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Show Within a Show
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Bar Brawl
Smoking Is Cool
Cool Shades
Ambiguous Ending
Break the Cutie
Cool Car
Get Out!
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Blackmail
Truth in Television
Revenge
Scary Black Man
Parental Substitute
My Beloved Smother
Butt-Monkey
Not Quite Dead
Hope Spot
The Smurfette Principle
The Stinger
She's Got Legs
Friend to All Children
Training Montage
Hollywood Law
The Stoner
Rewatch Bonus
No Celebrities Were Harmed
He Who Fights Monsters
Narrator
Mighty Whitey
Bowdlerise
Evil Is Hammy
Skewed Priorities
One-Man Army
Title Drop
Historical Villain Upgrade
French Films
British Films
Translation Convention
Arc Words
Heroes Want Redheads
A Father to His Men
Protagonist Title
Chiaroscuro
Riddle for the Ages
German Films
Real Life
Dual Wielding
Heroic Sacrifice
Police are Useless
Mood Whiplash
Becoming the Mask
Epic Fail
The '50s
Sequel Hook
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
My Greatest Failure
Casting Gag
Spiritual Successor
Department of Redundancy Department
You Killed My Father
Stalker with a Crush
Kill It with Fire
Black and Gray Morality
Book-Ends
Last-Name Basis
Pyrrhic Victory
Those Two Guys
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
FaceHeel Turn
Tempting Fate
Male Gaze
Darkest Hour
Gender Flip
Fish out of Water
Conspicuous CG
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Determinator
Flipping the Bird
Reality Has No Subtitles
Action Girl
Awesome, but Impractical
What You Are in the Dark
Damsel in Distress
Non-Indicative Name
Ms. Fanservice
Fate Worse than Death
Deal with the Devil
Knife Nut
Neck Lift
Artistic License Military
Death of a Child
Big Applesauce
The Lost Lenore
Evil Is Petty
Parental Incest
My God, What Have I Done?
Love at First Sight
You Have Failed Me
Contrived Coincidence
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Knight Templar
Fainting
Left the Background Music On
Random Events Plot
Everyone Has Standards
Blood Knight
Dirty Coward
Exact Words
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Red Eyes, Take Warning
The Dreaded
Took a Level in Jerkass
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
World of Ham
Wicked Cultured
Film Series
Darker and Edgier
Made of Iron
Honor Before Reason
And Starring
Psychological Thriller
Plucky Comic Relief
Slashed Throat
Madness Mantra
Pragmatic Adaptation
Self-Deprecation
Stylistic Suck
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Say My Name
Sacrificial Lion
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Our Zombies Are Different
Too Dumb to Live
Rule of Symbolism
Vomit Discretion Shot
Christmas Movies Index
Animal Motifs
Evil vs. Evil
Pragmatic Villainy
Once More, with Clarity!
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Country Matters
Not So Above It All
Humans Are Bastards
Only One Name
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Easily Forgiven
Famous Last Words
The Ditz
Dogged Nice Guy
Silent Movie
The Brute
Not Using the "Z" Word
Serious Business
Eye Scream
Drowning My Sorrows
Stealth Pun
Television Movie Index
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Ax-Crazy
Apocalypse How
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Fourth Date Marriage
Poor Communication Kills
After the End
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Silence Is Golden
Agony of the Feet
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
All Just a Dream
The Quiet One
Woman Scorned
Chekhov's Gun
Big "NO!"
The Starscream
Your Cheating Heart
Military and Warfare Films
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Fat Bastard
Punny Name
Amusing Injuries
Facial Horror
Big Fancy House
Hero Antagonist
Bad Boss
The Cavalry
Cloudcuckoolander
Insult Backfire
Moment Killer
Anachronism Stew
Wretched Hive
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Historical In-Joke
Running Gag
Horror Films
Developing Doomed Characters
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Decoy Protagonist
I Have Your Wife
The Dragon
The '90s
Insistent Terminology
Canon Foreigner
Badass Boast
Adapted Out
Creepy Child
Evil Laugh
Black Comedy
Covers Always Lie
Mr. Exposition
Ascended Extra
The Load
Bullying a Dragon
Actually Pretty Funny
Animal Title Index
The Oner
I'm a Humanitarian
Dramatic Gun Cock
MayDecember Romance
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Hero of Another Story
Rape as Drama
Not So Different
Genre Shift
Up to Eleven
Bottomless Magazines
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Heel Realization
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Death Seeker
Beta Couple
All for Nothing
A Date with Rosie Palms
Dark Action Girl
Catch-Phrase
The Cameo
The Mole
The Bully
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Trailers Always Spoil
Foil
Not So Stoic
Improvised Weapon
Re-Cut
Green-Eyed Monster
Abhorrent Admirer
Laser-Guided Karma
Dying Moment of Awesome
The Un-Reveal
Fan Disservice
Big-Bad Ensemble
Adaptation Expansion
Time Skip
Dull Surprise
No Antagonist
Romantic Comedy
Loads and Loads of Characters
Stock Footage
Action Prologue
Offscreen Teleportation
Depraved Bisexual
Mind Screw
Wham Line
Death by Sex
Rich Bitch
Jitter Cam
Meaningful Echo
Psycho for Hire
Outrun the Fireball
Curb-Stomp Battle
Diabolus ex Machina
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Mythology Gag
Nice Guy
Destination Defenestration
Double-Meaning Title
Major Injury Underreaction
Crazy-Prepared
Grey and Gray Morality
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Kubrick Stare
The Great Depression
Death by Adaptation
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Never My Fault
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Dark Is Not Evil
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Missing Mom
Stepford Smiler
Irony
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Bilingual Bonus
Interrupted Suicide
Gold Digger
Pretty Little Headshots
Market-Based Title
Almost Kiss
Fatal Family Photo
Drugs Are Bad
Sassy Black Woman
The Hero Dies
BrotherSister Incest
Anti-Villain
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The Stoic
The Film of the Book
Rated M for Manly
Black Best Friend
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Shirtless Scene
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Off with His Head!
Sealed Evil in a Can
Lock and Load Montage
Our Vampires Are Different
Mad Scientist
Villainous Breakdown
Character Development
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Setting Update
Empathic Environment
Product Placement
The '80s
Mexican Standoff
Retired Badass
Imagine Spot
Woman in White
Armor-Piercing Question
Hidden Depths
Anachronic Order
Break the Haughty
It Can Think
Foreshadowing
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Only Sane Man
Brick Joke
Adults Are Useless
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Line-of-Sight Name
Martial Arts Movie
Lighter and Softer
Chekhov's Gunman
Historical-Domain Character
Would Hurt a Child
It Will Never Catch On
Award-Bait Song
Rule of Cool
Fake Shemp
Horror Comedy
The Ghost
Politically Incorrect Villain
Captain Obvious
Crazy Jealous Guy
Hong Kong Films
Bald of Evil
BFG
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Australian Movies
Dressing as the Enemy
Spanner in the Works
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
And the Adventure Continues
Storming the Castle
Arranged Marriage
Spiteful Spit
Broken Bird
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Police Brutality
Lampshade Hanging
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Auto Erotica
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Bring My Brown Pants
Funny Background Event
Establishing Character Moment
Ass Shove
Italian Films
Ungrateful Bastard
Big Eater
Kill 'em All
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Adaptational Attractiveness
Five-Man Band
Eldritch Abomination
Bury Your Gays
Blatant Lies
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Papa Wolf
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Manchild
Redemption Equals Death
Cat Scare
The Mafia
Author Appeal
Soft Glass
Dwindling Party
MacGuffin
Big Bad Duumvirate
Biopic
Rousing Speech
Only Known by Their Nickname
Light Is Not Good
Henpecked Husband
Naïve Newcomer
Hell Is That Noise
From Bad to Worse
Parental Abandonment
Ominous Latin Chanting
Works Set in World War II
Whole Plot Reference
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Shower Scene
Gory Discretion Shot
The Chick
Adaptational Badass
Intrepid Reporter
Deconstruction
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Star-Crossed Lovers
Asshole Victim
Properly Paranoid
Better to Die than Be Killed
Disproportionate Retribution
Hate Sink
Batman Gambit
Improbable Aiming Skills
Action Survivor
Fatal Flaw
Badass Grandpa
Cat Fight
Disguised in Drag
Documentary
Fingore
N-Word Privileges
Vitriolic Best Buds
The Dog Bites Back
Reckless Gun Usage
Deus ex Machina
Early Installment Weirdness
All Men Are Perverts
Creator Cameo
Never Trust a Trailer
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Children Are Innocent
Comically Missing the Point
Mugging the Monster
Reality Is Unrealistic
As the Good Book Says...
How We Got Here
Adaptational Villainy
Important Haircut
Mooks
Film Noir
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Redshirt Army
Only a Flesh Wound
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Authority Equals Asskicking
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Brutal Honesty
Jump Scare
Serial Killer
Small Name, Big Ego
Karmic Death
What Happened to the Mouse?
Groin Attack
Cain and Abel
Black Comedy Rape
Dumb Blonde
Greater-Scope Villain
Eiffel Tower Effect
Guile Hero
Tagline
Even Evil Has Standards
Maybe Ever After
Morality Pet
Gratuitous English
An Aesop
One Steve Limit
Eagleland
Every Car Is a Pinto
Sole Survivor
Unreliable Narrator
Smug Snake
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Cool Old Lady
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Spell My Name with an "S"
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Central Theme
Demonic Possession
Undying Loyalty
Vampire Fiction
No OSHA Compliance
Fanservice
Babies Ever After
Pet the Dog
Accidental Murder
Artistic License Geography
Bad "Bad Acting"
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Killed Mid-Sentence
Double Entendre
Oh, Crap!
One-Word Title
Femme Fatale
Camp Gay
Bloodier and Gorier
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Ambiguous Disorder
Big Bad
Deadpan Snarker
Love Triangle
Broken Pedestal
Costume Porn
Earn Your Happy Ending
Black Dude Dies First
Same Language Dub
'80s Hair
She Cleans Up Nicely
Sci-Fi Horror
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Parental Neglect
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Cassandra Truth
Gone Horribly Right
Framing Device
Faking the Dead
From Nobody to Nightmare
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Be Careful What You Wish For
Cool Old Guy
Here We Go Again!
Red Shirt
Final Girl
Fantastic Racism
Big Brother Instinct
As You Know
The Alleged Car
Wham Shot
Laughing Mad
Camera Abuse
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Super Strength
Expository Hairstyle Change
All There in the Manual
Frame-Up
Bait-and-Switch
True Companions
Motor Mouth
Jerkass
Mr. Fanservice
Cold-Blooded Torture
Freudian Excuse
Arch-Enemy
Evil Plan
Shout-Out
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Bloodless Carnage
Action Genre
Berserk Button
Taking You with Me
Chekhov's Skill
Dutch Angle
Japanese Films
Your Head A-Splode
Early-Bird Cameo
Canadian Movies
Hollywood Darkness
Accidental Misnaming
Real Life Writes the Plot
Due to the Dead
In Name Only
The Lancer
La Résistance
Blood from the Mouth
timeperiod
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Put on a Bus
Token Minority
Grievous Bottley Harm
Together in Death
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Anguished Declaration of Love
Pimped-Out Dress
Retcon
The X of Y
Animated Credits Opening
Would Hit a Girl
Really Gets Around
The Voiceless
Disappeared Dad
Science Fiction Films
Older Than They Look
Bloody Hilarious
Romantic False Lead
Jerk Jock
Fire-Forged Friends
Novelization
Beware the Nice Ones
Music Stories
The Bad Guy Wins
Combat Pragmatist
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Genre Throwback
Affably Evil
Bavarian Fire Drill
This Is Gonna Suck
Artistic License Physics
Mistaken for Gay
Vacation Films
Paper-Thin Disguise
Humiliation Conga
Bittersweet Ending
The '60s
Hoist by His Own Petard
Beard of Evil
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Mystery and Detective Films
Reasonable Authority Figure
Badass Longcoat
More Dakka
Villain Opening Scene
Male Frontal Nudity
NO INDOOR VOICE
"Awesome McCool" Name
Precision F-Strike
Russian Films
What the Hell, Hero?
Never Found the Body
Manly Tears
Take a Third Option
Daylight Horror
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Crucified Hero Shot
B-Movie
Age Lift
Nothing Is Scarier
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Happily Married
Author Avatar
Does Not Like Shoes
Curse Cut Short
Foregone Conclusion
Ambiguously Gay
Death by Irony
Despair Event Horizon
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Genre Savvy
Eureka Moment
Visual Pun
The Hero
Closed Circle
Take That!
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Crapsack World
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Rule of Funny
Evil Sounds Deep
Room Full of Crazy
Public Domain Feature Films
Cluster F-Bomb
The Place
20 Minutes into the Future
Enemy Mine
Adaptation Dye-Job
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Fanservice Extra
Pretty in Mink
Eyepatch of Power
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Sanity Slippage
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Fiery Redhead
Straight Gay
The Remake
Naked People Are Funny
Reality Ensues
Chase Scene
Attempted Rape
Adaptation Distillation
I Did What I Had to Do
Slasher Smile
Taking the Bullet
A God Am I
Word of God
The Musical
Loophole Abuse
Man on Fire
Bare Your Midriff
Face Death with Dignity
Thriller
Artistic License History
Mercy Kill
Rule of Three
Fun with Acronyms
Demoted to Extra
Video Credits
Kids Are Cruel
Amoral Attorney
Composite Character
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Obfuscating Stupidity
The Atoner
Retirony
Manipulative Bastard
Spared by the Adaptation
Death Glare
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Malevolent Masked Men
The '70s
Call-Back
The Vamp
Make It Look Like an Accident
Drives Like Crazy
Not What It Looks Like
Refuge in Audacity
Those Wacky Nazis
Call-Forward
Totally Radical
Aside Glance
Annoying Younger Sibling
Defrosting Ice Queen
Based on a True Story
Villain with Good Publicity
For the Evulz
Bound and Gagged
Have a Gay Old Time
Didn't Think This Through
Calling the Old Man Out
Chewing the Scenery
Evil Counterpart
Handicapped Badass
Slasher Movie
Gilligan Cut
Faux Affably Evil
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Bland-Name Product
Car Fu
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Match Cut
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Sadistic Choice
Anyone Can Die
Twist Ending
The Reveal
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Bolivian Army Ending
Plot Hole
No Name Given
Fantasy Films
Wrong Genre Savvy
Corpsing
Dirty Old Man
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Disney Villain Death
Celebrity Paradox
Cool Guns
Domestic Abuse
Dark Reprise
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Mundane Made Awesome
Alas, Poor Villain
It's Personal
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Funny Foreigner
Ghost Fiction
Insane Troll Logic
The Chessmaster
Card-Carrying Villain
Villain Protagonist
Actor Allusion
Did Not Get the Girl
And I Must Scream
Shown Their Work
Bi the Way
The Big Guy
Bond Villain Stupidity
Dies Wide Open
Zombie Stories
Scenery Porn
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
An Arm and a Leg
Driven to Suicide
Bond One-Liner
Flashback
Distracted by the Sexy
Air-Vent Passageway
Dirty Cop
Tap on the Head
Broken Aesop
Red Right Hand
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Artistic License Law
Neck Snap
Betty and Veronica
Extreme Doormat
Noodle Incident
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
An Axe to Grind
Shipper on Deck
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Stuff Blowing Up
Half the Man He Used to Be
Antagonist Title
Yandere
Race Lift
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Anti-Hero
Recycled IN SPACE!
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
The Power of Love
Dark and Troubled Past
Beauty Is Never Tarnished